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Do You Know the Difference Between a College and University?

Do You Know the Difference Between a College and University?

on May 5, 2011 in California universities, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

When I’ve been giving college presentations lately, I’ve begun asking the members of the audience this question: How many people here know the difference between a college and a university? It’s rare that even one person raises his or her hand. Yikes. I think it’s important to understand the distinctions before exploring a student’s higher-ed [...]

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Finishing Year One at a Liberal Arts College

Finishing Year One at a Liberal Arts College

on April 11, 2011 in Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents

I got an opportunity to visit my son Ben this weekend at Beloit College in Wisconsin and I was surprised about what he wanted to talk about when we met up for dinner. Moral relativism. Ben has been studying moral relativism in his philosophy class and he finds the concept intriguing.  Over a meal of [...]

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Can We Blame Professors for College Slackers?

on February 21, 2011 in Academic quality, Academics, Grades

Last month, I wrote a couple of posts about this reality:  many students are graduating from college without absorbing much of an education. From a parent’s perspective that’s a lot of wasted money. And, of course, there are serious ramifications for students who have spent their college years living in a Bud Lite commercial. Here [...]

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Do Undergrads Learn Much in College?

on January 18, 2011 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

Do undergrads learn much in college? Many students don’t. That’s the conclusion of a new book that’s got the higher-ed world buzzing today. The book is Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, which was published by the University of Chicago Press. A pair of professors at New York University and the University of Virginia [...]

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Attending College With Too Many Rich Kids

on November 19, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, Campus life, College Life, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Other, Parents

When I talk to California teenagers who are interested in attending college outside of the state, their preferred destination is usually the East Coast. As a native Midwesterner it is disheartening that so many Californian teenagers dismiss so much of the country as simply real estate that makes flights from California to New York or [...]

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A Hidden Jewel: 3-2 Engineering Degree Programs

on September 7, 2010 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

My family lives in California where roughly 84 percent of the state’s college-bound students enroll in public colleges and universities here. With such a strong tradition of students staying put for college, my son Ben wasn’t surprised at the reaction he routinely received this spring when students at his high school in San Diego asked [...]

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